"The Jets are the closest NFL team to the Patriots; their recent games determine the outcome of the AFC East; both are championship caliber playoff teams; the all-time series record is 52-51-1 and neither has swept the season series in three years; they???ve met twice a year every year for 51 years (okay, only once in the strike-shortened season); the same fans root for the Red Sox/Bruins/Celtics a" . . . .